
Social Security Q&A: Does Deportation Disallow Collecting Benefits?
Question: I was deported from the United States in 2007 after 45 years of being a permanent resident. Okay, I made a few mistakes. Now I’m 66 years old and would like to get my pension ...

Social Security Q&A: Can I Claim Retirement and Survivor’s Benefits?
Question: My husband passed away when I was 60 years old. I was not working that much when he died. I started taking my survivor benefits then, and still do. Can I take my own benefits ...

Social Security Q&A: Can I Really Increase My Benefits after 66?
Question: I don’t see where the extra 8 percent comes from if you wait until 70 to collect Social Security if you quit working and have no income from age 65 until that time. The ...

Social Security Q&A: How Should a Higher and Lower Earner File?
Question: My husband is three years older, and he plans to retire in two years at age 65, and I plan to retire at 62. I have had the higher income for many years. My Social Security ...

Social Security Q&A: Can I Collect Survivor’s 23 Years After Maxing Out Children’s Benefits?
Question: My husband died in 1992 when he was 40 and I was 35. At the time, our triplets were five years old, and I received the maximum family benefit until they graduated from high ...

Social Security Q&A: If Self Employed, Won’t I Lose Benefits to Taxes by Delaying to 70?
Question: I am age 66 and I am not sure I should take my Social Security now. My wife is age 55 and we file jointly. I earn over $150,000 a year and she earns $50,000 a year. I own ...

Social Security Q&A: Can’t We File and Suspend At 62 Due to the Family Max?
Question: My husband is 61 (I’m 41) and we have two young children. I know there is a family limit to how much he can collect in Social Security. If he files and suspends at 62, ...

Social Security Q&A: Should I Take Divorced Spousal Benefits Early?
Question: I was born in 1952. Seven years ago, my ex and I divorced after 25 years of marriage. During our marriage, I worked for his business, without pay, so we did not contribute ...

Social Security Q&A: Can I Collect on My Ex’s Record after Marrying a Foreign National?
Question: I took retirement at age 66 and am currently 67. I retired to Colombia, where I married a Colombian national. She is 52, and has a daughter (adopted) that is nearly six years ...

Social Security Q&A: Why Can’t I Collect Widow’s Benefits if I Collect Retirement?
Question: As a widow, why am I not able to collect any benefit from my deceased spouse’s Social Security if I chose to take the benefit from my Social Security?
Answer: Once you ...